Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 22773, Thomas Flowers, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Flowers, Thomas
S. 22773
CONTENTS

18.1574
Pennsylvania
Thomas Flowers
of Phila da in the State of Penn sa who was a priv. of Inf. & Cav. in the company commanded by Captain Borden of the reg't commanded by Col. Hooper in the Pa.  da corps for
14 mos priv. Cavalry 58.33 " " Inf't. 22.37 $ 81.66
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of $1 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17 th day of July 1833 and sent to T. Earle Phila da
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 163.32 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4. Sept. " 40.83 $ 204.15
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. M. Staffield Clerk, Book E Vol. 4 Page 19

State of Pennsylvania
City & County of Philadelphia ss.
The declaration of Thomas How- er, a soldier of the Revolution, applying for a pension, made before the court of Common Pleas for the said City and County, June 15 th 1833, states
That he was born at Pylesgrove, Salem County, New Jersey, on the Nineteenth day of August One Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty One: that he had a record of his birth in a family register drawn on parch- ment, by Elnathan Davis who was his teacher when a boy, but that the said Register has been lost or mislaid for several years: — that he lived at Pylesgrove till the middle or latter part of the year 1775 as near as he recollects when he enlisted as a private foot soldier in a corps called the flying camp, for the term of five months: under the command of General Heard, Colonel New- comb, Lieut Colonel Boze Reed, and Captain Abraham Dubois. He served out his time and received a discharge which he thinks was handing him by a paymaster named Blair, but which he lost some years since. —
The corps was mustered at Woodstone Salem County from whence we marched to Gloucester N.J. thence sailed by the river to Trenton thence marched to New York and passed over the ferry to Long Island. The five months were spent principally on Long Island and York Island. Gen Washington commanded in chief. Generals, Bloomfield, Lafayette, and Putnam were there; also Lord Stirling under whose command we acted. I spent a part in building Fort Wash- ington, Fort Putnam, Cobble Hill, and Fort Greene. He was with the troops when they retreated from Long Island to York Island; and was in the action where the prisoners were captured by the enemy who were put on board the Jersey prison ship, and in several skirmishes some of which were at the White Plains. — Was at Fort Lee

at the time news was received of the Capture of Fort Washington. Shortly after this our time expired, we marched to Philadelphia, and received our pay at Arch Street Ferry.
After applicants return home he removed to the neighborhood of White Hill, Bordentown N.J. and resided with Major Gamble, father of the present or late officer of that name. He there in 1776 or 1777 as near as he recollects joined a Company of light horse Volunteers of which Joseph Borden of Bordentown was Captain Our Col. was named Hooper, and the General, Dickerson. Major Gamble was with us and acted I think a part of the time as adjutant. Applicants service in this corps lasted Fourteen or Fifteen months during which he was engaged in no civil pursuit. We were generally mustered every day, but sometimes on peaceful occasions were called to arms only every other day: At these times applicant was engaged in the care of the horses or a portion of them (i.e. when we were not under arms) belonging to the Com- pany. — While in this Company we marched to prevent the Capture of the Fort at Red Bank, which was surrendered and blown up, when we arrived within about a mile of it. We were also marched into Pennsylvania, and were near Frankfort when the battle of Germantown took place: were also engaged in Philadelphia and Bucks Counties in preventing the disaffected Country people from carrying provisions to the enemy. — We marched to the neighborhood of the Pines in New Jersey to disperse a body of refugees: Had an engagement with them in which Robert Reckless a soldier of de- fendants acquaintance was killed, and a refugee named Mullecanor was captured. He was after- wards hung at Burlington.
After applicants term in the said Volun- teer Company expired, he became a member of the militia Company of Captain Marmaduke Curtis of Bordentown. This Company was drafted when the British marched from Philadelphia through New Jersey. Applicant went with them. We were under the command of Genl. Dickerson. Major Gamble held a subordinate command.

We marched to Croppicks and were then engaged in an action or skirmish with the enemy. By the cutting away of a Bridge over Croppicks Creek the British were prevented from entering Trenton. We afterwards entered Trenton and remained there about a month. Applicant's active service on this occasion lasted fully two months, during which he was engaged in no civil pursuit. —
Applicant afterwards removed to the Pennsylvania side of the river, nearly opposite Bordentown, where he was a member of Captain Scull's militia company. Thence about the year 1795 he removed to Philadelphia, where he married and has resided till the present time. —
He further saith that his name to the best of his knowledge and belief is not on the Pension roll in any state. — Thos. Flowers
Sworn & Subscribed
in Open Court June 15
1833 F. A. Raybold
George Katz of the City of Philadelphia Wood Corder being duly sworn deposes that he has been for many years acquainted with Thomas Flowers who has subscribed the foregoing declaration; that his reputation for veracity is good and deponent places full confidence in it; that he is generally reputed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution, and deponent concurs in that opinion
Geo. Katz
Sworn & Subscribed
in open Court June
15, 1833
F. A. Raybold
John G. Johnson Cabinet Maker third above Callohill Street Northern Liberties being duly sworn saith that he has been for several years acquainted with the said Thomas Flowers, that the facts set forth in the above deposition of George Katz are correct and that deponent concurs with said Katz in opinion that said Flowers was a soldier of the Revolution
John G. Johnson
Sworn & Subscribed in open Court June 15 1833 F. A. Raybold

And now July the 5 th 1833 personally appeared before the said Court John Bell a Soldier of the Revolution now on the pension list, formerly of Monmouth County New Jersey but now of Kensington Phil a County who being duly sworn deposeth that he is well acquainted with Thomas Flowers who has subscribed the foregoing declaration: that when deponent was at Trenton in Captain Pothermus's company on his way to Germantown Pa, he there viz at Trenton saw the said Thomas Flowers in actual service in a body of Militia of which Major Gamble was one of the officers. Deponent thinks this was about the year 1777. — his
Sworn and subscribed in open Court July 5 th 1833
John Raybold R. Pth
John x Bell me R
And now July 9 th 1833 the said Thomas Flowers being duly sworn further deposeth that through age and defect of memory he is unable to state the exact periods of his service in the war of the revolution, but to the best of his recollection and belief he served not less than the following periods: viz For five months I served as a private soldier in the Corps called the flying Camp under Capt. Dubois aforesaid: — For fourteen months I served as a trooper in the Volunteer Company of Joseph Borden aforesaid: and for two months I served in Captain Curtis' Militia Company aforesaid, during all of which times I was engaged in no civil pursuit: — Further that the Clergymen of St Paul's church where deponent formerly attended, viz Messrs Pilmore, M c Gaw, and Allen to whom he was known are deceased, and that he has recently attended a meeting, to the Clergyman of which he is not personally known: Also that he is personally known to many respectable inhabitants of Philadelphia who can testify to his good character for veracity among whom are Isaac M c Norris, William West Joseph Thomas, Jonathan Thomas, Edward Gower, Jacob Wayne Jacob Knister, Adam Mintzer, Israel Roberts &c
Sworn & Subscribed July 9. 1833
F. A. Raybold
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he stated. — And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that George Katz, John F. Johnson and John Bell who have signed the foregoing certificates are credible persons, resident within the city & County of Philadelphia and that their statements are entitled to credit.
Edward King
By order of the court J. B. Sutherland Certified July 11. 1833
W. Palmer Notary Public

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
September 16 th 1845.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," and the third section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, The children of Benjamin Field, decd. a Pensioner on the Roll of the New Jersey Agency, at the rate of Fifty Dollars and Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept. 1842, to the 31 st January 1843.
Respectfully, yours,
William L. Parris
Comptroller.
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, Present.

Resolution
22773 INVALID.
File No. 22,773
Thomas Flowers
Pin Geo Wac
Act: June 7 th 39 th
Index: Vol. 2 , Page 439
[Arranged by 1870.]

J. M. Mc Edwards Esq. Pension Office Washington D.C.
Adm. C.
From Miss. Fanny S. 6.33 July 7 25.33 $ 81.66 T. R. S. 24. 3/4 Phila.
ad. C. Fri. MS. E - July 10 '63 J. M. C.

Phil a July 12 th 1833
Sir
I received your letter with the enclosed papers relative to the application of Thos Flowers for a pension. — I had them in my pocket at Mr Heiskell's here in the crowd when the President was there, and they were taken out by some person who probably anticipated something valuable. — I have therefore made out new papers conformably to your suggestions as near as I can recollect them. — The work has been delayed by the absence of the witness, Bell, on a visit to his relations near Bridgetown. — Owing to the deafness of Mr Flowers, and his mixing up his conversation relative to one period of service with that relating to another, I made two errors in the former papers without his discovering them till their return: — One of these errors was speaking of the flying camp as a troop of horse when in fact they were infantry, and Mr Flowers conversation concerning the volunteers as horsemen was misunderstood as applicable to the flying camp: — Secondly I represented the Volunteers as mustered only occasionally when in the neighborhood of Bridgetown: — Mr Flowers states that this is an error — that it was Capt e Curtis militia Company that

The observation applied to. — I have now been very careful to have the statement correctly understood by Mr Flowers, who from enquiry appears to bear a very good character. —
The reasons for no certificate from a Clergyman are stated. — You are well aware that in a City like this a man may attend church and the Clergyman know not his character nor even his name.
The citizens referred to by Mr Flowers who will vouch for his character are of the very first respectability.
Yrs very resp y
J S Edwards Esq
Thomas Earle
The papers are enclosed.
Thomas Earle being duly affirmed saith that the statements contained in the foregoing letter are just and true to the best of his knowledge & belief. —
Thomas Earle
Affirmed and Subscribed in Open Court July 12 th 1833 J M c Raybold P P

I take great pleasure in declaring that Mr Earl is a gentleman of character & standing in this community & that his statement may therefore be received with great confidence by the Government. Mr Flowers I also think, from what I have seen of him, is entitled to a pension.
Yours truly J. L. Edwards Esq.                      J. B. Belfield
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